confectionery

Noun

Meaning

Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

confectionary candy store candy sweet shop sweets confectioner's baker goody nougat lollipop apothecary croissant florist bakeshop manufacture
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Antonyms

acidity bitterness sharpness appetizer sourness curtness

Hypernyms

line business occupation job store sweet

Hyponyms

tuck shop

Related terms

confection confectionary confectioner confect

Phrases with the word

piece of confectionery hard boiling confectionery confectionery products ice confectionery product chocolate confectionery foam confectionery products

Examples

The commonest and cheapest sounds, as the barking of a dog, produce the same effect on fresh and healthy ears that the rarest music does. It depends on your appetite for sound. Just as a crust is sweeter to a healthy appetite than confectionery to a pampered or diseased one. Henry David Thoreau

the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks Source: Internet

Although popcorn can be served, pick'n'mix should be removed from confectionery offerings. Source: Internet

Britney Agyen (), the owner of the Instagram-based confectionery, makes cakes, cookies and cupcakes in a variety of flavors, from lemon to classic and classy chocolate. Source: Internet

As the show notes read, “the confectionery cocktail dresses stand as a sly comment on the denseness of certain people in power.” Source: Internet

Containing the ester myricyl cerotate, it has many applications, such as confectionery and other food coatings, car and furniture polish, floss coating, surfboard wax and other uses. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

confectioneress confectioners shop confectioners sugar confectionery products confectionery thermometer confectionist